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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
RUSH RUN.

Special Correspondence Of the Sunday REGISTER.
RUSH RUN, o., July lG.-O. Il. Scho-
field, of Wheeling, was doing business here
this week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. w. Chadwill, Of Rid
dies Run, attended church here Sunday.
Our visitors this week Were Mr.. Z. p.
Lewis, attorney, oil Steubenville; Col.
Hugh Sterling, of w heeling, and Messrs.
Robert Litten and Clar TX Smith, Of Bril-
liant.
ssMrs. Eyaline Weatherston, of Portland
Station, was visiting her sister, Mrs. j.. c.
Stills, Esq.
John Neal, of Short Creek, was here
Monday, and employed ThoS. Deyarman
to 20 with his steam threshing machine ~
a feeder, which started out Thursday.
Mrs. Joseph Boop, who WAS called TO
McIntire last week on account of the i'll
hess of her granddaughter, has returned
home.
Farmers are making good use OF the pres
ent fine weather in getting up their hay.
A good many agricultural implements are
being taken from here to Smithtield, D.
Mr.. c. ID. Kaminsky is furnishing and
hauling to Smithfield lumber Tor two fine
houses.
II. S. Shively, who was recently burned
out, is making preparations 10 rebuild
again, the work to be done by contract.
Master Will and the Messrs. Rodgers, of
Brilliant, are spending n few days with
their g~randparent, Mr.. and Mrs. G. ID. Ka-
minsky.
John J. Everson aud George Boup are
putting u felt roof on one of Gen. Whitley's
barns on the flats.
The work at the new pottery is progress
ing as rapidly Is could be desired, and if
they have no bad luck, will be making
brick in three weeks. The company
received a car load of small
cars from Bellaire on Wednesday.
Superintendent John Thomas, and Mr..
s. Smith, Assistant Manager, Road Master
Dixon, and the civil engineers of the G. &
Y. came down Tuesday on a special car to
company are putting across the track.
Everything seemed to he satisfactory.
In two weeks FROM last Sunday, Rev. j.
X. RAIDER, of the Smithtield charge, will
preach in the NJ. f. Church of this place,
at 10 o'clock 4. III. After the services at
the church he will repair to the river,
about a quarter of q mile and proceed TO
baptise by immersion three young ladies,
Miss Wells and two Misses johnson. On
account OF the morning services there will
be no preaching in the afternoon.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

THE you're another policy of the Intel
Eycleer has manifold charms which shyly
unfold before the observer. There Is a re-
freshing lack of that argumentatiye style
that is so liable to convince some people.
There is a penetrating, yet grateful, OdOr
of nOthing-mO-e-to-say about it, and a
peryadiug air OF restfulneSs very soothing
to the tired Wheeling public.
Wheeling and the Society Of the Army
of West Virginia are to be congratulated.
A quietus has been put upon the hteUi-
gcac,r, that is warranted to quiet.
Many long weary weeks will elapse be-
fore it dareS mention politics again, and
the partisan jubilee, over which it licked
its chops, is indefinitely postponed. In its
place will be held a thoroughly non-par-
tisan Reunion of old soldiers.
The Wheeling people, irrespective OF
party, can put their shoulders to the wheel
with \ feeling OF confidence that nc politi,
cal ruts will be encountered. These the
REGISTER has taken pains to smooth over
till the road ahead is smooth ~ Wheeling's
famous brick payements.
Politicians who are 80 unfamiliar with
the G.. A. K. rs not to know that IT is>tht
veterans patriotic custom to invite the
President of the United States To its big
meetings, will keep their ignorance to
themselves.
Boom the big Reunion
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

pie of "~laying on of h~auds'-and what
they lay hands oil they generally get away
with. This is the real reason for GENTLE
opposition, though, OF course, they detest
polygamy and use it as a lever at WASH
ington.
Although the Mormons have insisted
that they could not in good conscience
abandon polygamy they call it plural
ty" or celestial marriage, and scores OF
them have gone to the penitentiary rather
thar promise TO obey the law, they no"
offer to give up their religion, - as they
phrase it, for the sake of statehood! 1t does
not require a strong congressional intellect
TO see that they are seeking to deirand,
and that, once admitted, they would
promptly repeal the monogamic clause oil
their State constitution. apply their gyra-
tory fingers to their priestly noses and
sheer at the American eagle. Here Is
a ''pointer'' on this subject: Some
weeks since the Gentiles inaugurated a
move to get up a Fourth Of July celebra-
ton. All classes were invited to partici-
pate, but the Mormons rejected the invita-
ton Indignantly. The Mormon press raised
a great stir, stating that the saints had
nothing TO celebrate, hut were rather IN q
position for mourning. The sentiment on
that side seemed TO lie in favor OF hanging
the flags at half mast and draping the pub
lie buildings, as was done two years ago
on the nations birthday. The boom for
statehood came along, however, and caused
this peculiar people TO make a change Of
base. They then asked to be permitted to
Join in the celebration.
There is one good result which must
come from the promise of the church au-
thorities to give up polygamy. Those who
are now serving terms of imprisonment for
polygamy are doing so because the church
forbids their eyading punishment by prom
ising to obey the law in the future; but
now that the church itself is about to make
a promise Of this kind, there will be moth
ing in the way of liberty for these poor
men, and there is reason to believe that
many Of them will renouneet their old prac-
tees aud live within the law as good
loyal citizens. Could the system Of prom
ising TO obey the law nee be made popu-
lar, it wonld do much toward the solution
of the question.
Hundreds of the plural wived saints are
tired Of the practice of living with half a
dozen women. and would willingly give
all but one of them up, were it not for the
dread Of the awful power Of the church.
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
A Novel Bet.

While IN not a betting man, said F..
j. Cheney. OF the firm OF +. J. Cheney &
Co, | considered it my religious duty to
make that fellow a bet, you see he was
about dead, and l guess he would of died
before Spring, if | had not got him on the
bet. YOu know some men had rather
lose their life thap lose a hundred, we'll he
was n Of that kind, and We both came
e being ont, but l saved my hundred
and 1t only cost him ten dollars. How's
that? He sentfor ME one day and said
the doctors had all given him up to die,
with the catarrh. | told him that ] would
bet him 500 that Halls Catarrh Cure
would cure him or ] would give him 500
If it failed. He took the latte. promo
sition. This was three months ago; YOU
see how he looks now, don't you, rs we'll
as any one, and a dandy.-Amerieda, To-
kedO, o.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
He Doesn't Exactly Catch On.

Something or other, we can't say Just
what, but something 10 the little editorial
note, makes me think that a new man
has taken hold of the Neraid Wdtchmdr.
The delay in the appearance of the
WdtchmdH this week is due to the fact that
u wife and myself took a little trip to
the county seat, where we were detained
by heavy rains flooding the streams and
carrying away bridges. The bridge at
Hunters Forks was gone. so leaving our
better half at neighbOr Paddock's, We came
oil by myself in time to get out this weeks
edition only two days late" He has the
tune pretty we'll, but he gets the words a
little mixed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

IT seems that King KALAEAUA would
have placed himself under the protection
of Great Britain if the United States Pa
ciic squadron had not got there first. As
England would have established q British
protectorate over the Sandwich Islands,
our old tubs arrived in time to prevent Sc
rious complications. Our trade with Hon
olulu is greater than that Of any other
country, and it is important that European
fingers be kept out OF the pie. Should
England yet attempt TO such a re-
lation she would meet with firm protest
from Washington. 1t is to he regretted
that our war ships could not back up such
n protest if necessary.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

AT present the Americans pay no im-
periaI taxation whatever, the whole gov
eminent and civil service being paid out OF
the import duties. -NRstseHh CtRtTry for
JEig.
There are lots of American taxpayers
who wish they could forget the internal
revenue system with the NiasteeHh Cen
tHTy'S ease.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

A ~PLANTSvILLE, Conn, man has aplan
to shoot Transatlantic yOyagers over to
the old country in an hour through pneu-
matte tubes. The scheme has its adyan-
tages. An Englishman could come over
and work the American dollar and get
back home in time tor supper. The only
difficulty would be the finding of a suf-
fciently soft place for him to light on.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
LITERARY Il

One Of the most entertaining and useful
works that appears upon our table IL the
AmsricdR Electoral SyStSm. The conception
and growth of our present system OF chOOs-
ing the Chief Executive il accurately pOr.
trayed in il. The book displays deep legal
learning and profound research. Ii marks
the author Is one of the ablest constitu-
tiOnal writers of the land.
The great ~crisiSeS through which the
electoral system has passed are wildly
drawn, the extracts aud quotations from
authorities are well made, and show that
the writer has spent much study and re-
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ton are among the best i'm the book. They
furnish the only thoroughly accurate and
unbiased count Of that great struggle
that has yet appeared. The average Amer
lean citizen, ~ we'll ~ the student of our
political institutions, tan gain much val
liable and interesting information about a
peculiar and almost entirely new phase of
our couutry's history by u careful p~eruSal
OF this book. &. p. Putnam's Sons, New
York.
Geraldine, the latest OF the Tcknor pa
per series, is q poem of some p~retenSions
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This form of literature is most popular,
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and DIR. Holland have been among the most
widely read works of the century. Yet We
do not believe that Geraldine will rival
their works in popularity. The rhymed
verse which the author uses is manifestly
an unit vehicle for u work of such inn
pOrtanee. While the poem purpOrts to
teach the highest lessons Of Christianity il
contains not a little false and worldly phi
lOsOphy that d~etraetsit from its moral teach
ings.
Its eXeellencies are numerous, the reader
is fascinated from the beginning to the
close of the poem. The powers of descrip-
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On the whole, while the book has great
faults, it has also q great many beauties
that may repay careful study BY the stu
dent Of literature. Paper back 80 cts,
TieknOr & Co, Boston, Mass.
The first copy OF the Cosmopolitan, issued
in New York, is upon our table. IL is o
magazine devoted TO literature and art.
The contents are bright asd spirited. 1t
contains articles written by such we'll
known authors as Louise Chandler MOul-
ton. Z. p. Roe, Frank G. Carpenter, and
various Others.
The young folks department is 3 feature
rarely found in periodicals of this class.
Ii contains some charming stories that may
please old as well rs young. The GsRO-
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
A Con acleniioua Witness.

$40 you solemnly swear that In The
case now before the court you will tell the
truth, the whole truth and nothing but
the truthy' asked the clerk Of q Hib@rnian
witness.
well Oil promise 40 far ss.tbe fairst
aud last il concerned, bat OF DON'T think
OF cud be pos'tif about the whole tfoot'
part of it,"
why noi?"
because, begoTy there was some Of the
row that | don't know about at all, an !
can't tell ye the tIOOt about that, can ~
Merchant Trdreifr.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

murder, robbery,
arson, larceny
and breach OF
peace as quick as
a good penmp
cOvld draw the
a~ffidavits. Gen
tile miners would
be taxed TO the
gasp, and the
estates of de-
ceased GentileS
would be admin
istered upon BY
the NJ III o
on their
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

The oldest man in the world is said to
be JAMES JAMES, a cOlored citizen of the
United States, who resides at Santa Rosa,
Mexico. He iyl&5 years old. He was not
a body servant OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

able journal, and one of the most brilliant
of that bright galaxy of magazines that
adorn our literary ornament 20 cents
per copy. Schlecht, Field & Co, New
YCrk
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

ANEW YORKER found q lizard in q pint
of milk. What brand did he use to flavor
the milk?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

KRUPP, the German gun maker, has
gone to Join the silent host which he has
done 50 much to swell.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

In ONE Kansas county there are 1000
unmarried men and only twenty eight un-
married Go West, young lady.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

WHAT is HENRY GEOEGE in his war on
land holders going to do with the $780,
600 people in this country who own their
homes?
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17
THERE'S a land that is hotter than this.

WHEN the American editor gets out Of
humor these DAYS he kicks JAKE SHARP.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-17

WHEN everything else fails, DIR. Ssge's
Catarrh Remedy cures.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-06-24
A Paradise for Tramps.

The Karg gas-well was discovered
in Findlay, OHIO, about fifty miles south
of Toledo, on January 20, 1886. The
gas was conducted forty eight feet
above the ground, through a six.inch
iron pipe, and when lighted the flame
rose from twenty to thirty feet above
the pipe. 1t is difficult to exaggerate
the magnificent and impressive effect
of this burning well at night, The
noise of the escaping gas is like the
roar of Niagara The whole town is
brightly Illuminated by the light of the
flame.
When | made my visit to the WELL
one evening in February, 1886, snow
covered the ground to the depth of three
or four inches but for a distance OF
two hundred yards in every direction,
the heat of the flame had melted the
snow from the ground, and the grass
and weeds had grown two or three
inches in height. The crickets alsc
seemed to have mistaken the season Of
the year, for they were enlivening the
night with their cheerful song. The
neighborhood of the we'll was also {
paradise for tramps. l noticed on,
who lay soundly sleeping with biz
head in barrel, and the rest of hi
body projecting outward to receive tn,
genial warmth from the fame high il
the air above. Cold as it was al
around, he slept in perfect comfort up
on the turf and in the open air Their
was no danger of his suffering within
that charmed circle.-.St. Nicholas
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-06-24
Built by Washington.

The mill that Washington built
stands in ravine about half mile
east of Perryopolis, Fayette County.
1t is still in operation and propelled,
as he designed, by a stream flowing
'lown a rugged run called after the
founder of the mill. The latter is, as
might be expected, rude structure.
Originally it consisted of but one story,
and the lines where Washington left
off and the improvements, such as they
We're, begun are plainly discernible.
The name of the present proprietor is
Samuel Smith, who takes pride out Of
the fact that it has been kept in the
Smith family since it passed from the
possession of the lllustrious founder
To the east of this is to be seen two of
the block houses in which Washington's
slaves were housed-the only ones re.
naming through the years since theil
occupancy. Still further east on the
elevation stands the house of Mr.. Her
sey, one of the original owners of thai
portion of the grant to Washington
upon which Perryopolis was built
PiHsburgh Leader,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-06-24
The Plea Matter.

When the trainers of the Inter State
Commerce law put the word 'Pica' in
that section that reads that all railroad
lines must expose their freight and pas
senger tariffs at each station on their
road, and the same to be printed in
that style of type, observes an ex-
change, they did not take into consid-
Grafton the great outlay this would in
volve on the railroad companies. To
revise the present tariffs to conform to
the new law is herculean task of it.
self, and requires extra clerical force,
but to change the type created conster-
nation in the ranks of the freight and
passenger agents. The present tariff
sheets are set up in nonparel type, so
at one "fell swoop all goes by the
board" and an entire change must be
had. The standing nonpareil tables
are smashed, 80 to speak, and it is in
getting up new ones in the type re-
qnired by law, that makes the labor
so great and the expenses so large.
Printing Offices do not carry much large
type while the type foundries have but
little in stock, the demand being limit
ed, Now, with the new order OF things
each printing Office will require thou
sands and thousands of pounds of plea
type. All the foundries of the country
are now working night and day getting
out plea type, to the neglect of others.
The officials of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company estimate their print
ing bill for this particular job win cost
at least 100000. Other roads will
range from $4,000 down TO $4,000.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-06-24

The track of cyclone will not be
more apparent than the progress of the
people to higher standard and plane
of civilization, when prohibition with a
party committed to its interests is in
the ascendancy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-06-24
Initiating Himself.
HOW TIIE REAL 9ooTu FILLED A NICHE
ON A MIM1CRY PROGRAMME.

From the chicago current.
The following story of Edwin Booths
alleged failure in initiating himself is
interesting: Some time during 1862
the brother of the "only Hamlet" was
playing in Washington and at the
close of his engagement was rendered
benefit. This was naturally a NATL
nee, for, whatever may have been the
general opinion of the acting of John
Wilkes Booth, there was very little
dissent, especially among the gentler
sex, from the fact that he was the
handsomest man of the day. Edwin
Booth being in the city at the time he
naturally attended, and vent behind
the scenes to congratulate his brother
on Lis bumper of an audience. AS Ed
win stood conversing in the wings a
then popular character actor who had
been giving limitations of noted actors
as his share of the programme, came
off the stage and began rapidly pro-
pairing to respond to tremendous en-
core.
"What next ?" asked Booth.
81 am going to give them you in
the 'Soliloquv,'" said the specialist,
nervouslv. "But with the original
looking on ! know | shall make mess
of it,
81 say, Ned, said John Wilkes, m've
an idea Go and initiate yourself"
The proposition struck the tradegian
as a comical one. Hastily putting on
the mimics wig and buttoning up his
coat he went on and delivered the cele.
brated speech Of the melancholy Dane.
The audience applauded wildly. The
next morning the National betelligen
Ger, the great paper then. said that the
limitations ruined the performance, each
being worse than the others, "while
that of Edwin Booth was simply vile
enough to cause that famous actor tc
shudder in his shoes could he have but
aaan II ="
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-06-24
Solomon's Judgment in Chinese.

Two women came before mandarin
in China, each of them protesting that
she was the mother of little child
they had brought with them. They
were SO eager and so positive that the
mandarin was sorely puzzled. He re-.
tired to consult with his wife, who was
wise and clever woman, whose opin-
ion was held in great repute in the
neighborhood.
She requested five minutes in which
to deliberate. At the end of this time
she spoke:
'Let the servants catch me a large
fish in the river, and let it be brought
me here alive"
This was done.
"Bring me now the infant she said
'but leave the women in the outer
chamber"
This was done, too. Then the man.
darin's wife caused the baby to be un-
dressed and its clothes put on the fish.
"Carry the creature outside now and
throw IL into the river in the sight of
the two women"
The servant obeyed her orders, fling
ing the fish into the water, where it
rolled about and struggled, disgusted,
no doubt, by the wrapping in which it
was swaddled.
Without moments pause one of
the mothers threw herself into the river
with shrek. She must save her
drowning child.
"Without doubt, she is the true
mother" she declared, and the mapdar-
in's wife commanded that she shou Id
be rescued and the child given to her.
"Without doubt, she is the true
mother" she declared. And the man
DARN nodded his head, and thought
his wife the wsest woman in the flow
cry kingdom. Meantime the false
mother crept away. She was found
out in her imposture, and the mandar-
in's wife forget all about her in the oc
cupation of donning the little baby in
the best silk she could find in her ward
robe.-LOndOn Acadenau.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-06-24
A Fool Of 0 Tenderfoot.

Eastern man-"Yes, ! like this eli
mate and have about concluded to
send for my family and settle here
Boom City Man-"Well, sir, / can
show you somc of the finest lots in
l can't afford to tuild. l must live
in a rented house at the start. BY the
way, where is this Boom City you have
been talking about p
"You are in Boom City now This
railroad depot is at the foot of Metro
politan Ave, facing Monument
Square
"But where are the houses ? There
isn't one in sight
"See here, young fellew, if you are
so DANCED unnstbetic that you CAM
enjoy the beauties of nature without
having it spotted all over with houses
you'd better GO back east. ."-Omaho
World
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-06-24

Good men, grand men, noble men
heroic men, will be the rule rather thar
the exception, when the prohibition Of
the liquor traffic shall become the law
of the land and in cur National Gov
ernment.